English 11 Honors Online Feature Articles:


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Building Our Own Wikipedia

Writing Task: Inform your audience by wrtiing an online feature article that answers this research question: What is one topic, trend, person, or phenomenon that has defined your time? Choose a topic that people will still read and talk about 100 years from now.

See the writing workshop on page 620 in your text for additional support.


Create your online feature article on a wikipage. Include relevant pictures, links, etc.

Basic Directions:
  1. Create a wikipage with an appropriate title for your article using the "pages and files" link in the left menu.
  2. Research and write an INFORMATIVE article about your topic. Use the writing workshop for assistance and a model.
  3. Edit your page to include your article (with citations), links and appropriate multimedia. Use the tool bar at the top.
  4. Include a references list at the end of your article for both information and multimedia.
  5. Post the link to the working draft of your article on the sign up page. You can also put a link to your article on your writing samples page in your electronic portfolio.
  6. Visit other students online research articles. Continue to edit and revise your working draft.

Getting Started:
  • Choose a topic
  • Think about audience and purpose
  • Find multiple authoritative sources
  • Collect and synthesize information
  • Draft a controlling idea/thesis
  • Generate a storyboard

Organizing Your Online Feature Article:
  • Introduction
  • Body
  • Conclusion